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BitGo

2 placements on ChainChoice under BitGo, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Institutional Custody
BitGo
Rank#2 OverallScore80

#1 in this category: Gemini Custody

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Stablecoin Issuance Platforms
BitGo Stablecoin-as-a-Service
Rank#3 OverallScore74

#1 in this category: Brale

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Institutional Custody
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Insolvency failure: the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.
    Scored by If they fail, are the assets still mine — or am I queueing as an unsecured creditor? · 30% (BitGo 8/10)
    Scored by Is the insurance number mine, and does it cover the wallet setup I'll actually run? · 20% (BitGo 7/10)
  • Regulatory failure (BitGo 8/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Which legal entity actually takes my assets — and does its licence on the register say it may? · 35%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Execution failure, Exit failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Can I find out what this costs before I'm inside their sales process? (15%).
Stablecoin Issuance Platforms
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure (BitGo Stablecoin-as-a-Service 3/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Who Holds the Mint Key, and What the Brand Keeps If It Leaves · 22%
  • Regulatory failure (BitGo Stablecoin-as-a-Service 8/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Whose Charter the Coin Is Issued Under · 35%
Not assessed by this ranking: Liveness failure, Custody failure, Insolvency failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: What Share of the Reserve Yield the Brand Keeps (25%), Published Platform Price to the Issuer (18%).